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The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, Queensland Young Professionals Committee (SSSIQ YPs) are running their MapMyTown project for the first time on 29th to 31st October 2010.

The project:

The MapMyTown project aims to use as many available spatial & surveying technologies and methods as possible to build spatial resources and a spatial model of a small Queensland town.

Some of the anticipated outcomes include:

• 3D building models derived from laser scanner survey,
• GIS network models of town utilities such as water mains and road networks,
• Location of Permanent Survey Marks & observation of networks,
• GNSS capture of important features, including culturally important items,
• Google earth fly through and layers,
• Satellite imagery & aerial photography products, and
• GIS generated mapping products, including attributing & photographs.

The project will run onsite over a weekend, with time allocated for data development after the site component has been completed.

The aims:

There are 5 main aims for this project:

1.     Work with a regional council & town to develop spatial resources that can be used for a variety of purposes,

2.     Improve the understanding of spatial professions and technologies within the community,

3.     Provide an opportunity for spatial professionals to develop new skills and use new technologies,

4.     Provide an opportunity for spatial companies to demonstrate their products to an audience of spatial professionals and the community,

5.     Help promote the spatial industry within Universities and regional areas.

The place:

The Town of Bell in the Western Downs Regional Council (WDRC) area is the venue for 2010!

The players:

The key players in the MapMyTown project are:

The SSSI Queensland Young Professionals – They will be responsible for the project development, management and organisation for the entire project. This includes confirming a location, engaging sponsors, involving the local council & marketing the project to spatial professionals.

Western Downs Regional Council – The council will be involved as much as they wish. Any spatial products developed as an outcome of this project will be provided to council.

The town community – The town community, and progress society will be a key player in this project, as their support is paramount to a successful outcome. It is envisaged that the project will also provide some level of spatial training to interested parties.

The spatial professionals – This group will be responsible for the majority of the spatial information and products developed through this project. It is envisaged that this group will consist of three major streams, the teachers, the students and the professionals:

·      The teachers will be those spatial professionals who are willing to teach other spatial professionals about how to use specific technologies or methods and techniques.

·      The students are those spatial professionals who are wishing to learn about specific technologies, or methods and techniques.

·      The professionals are those people who want to participate, but just wish to collect spatial information for the project.

It must be emphasised that an individual could participate in all 3 streams over the course of the project, depending on their preferences.

The sponsors:

Sponsors will be a critical component in the provision of new technologies and infrastructure required to complete this project. Spatial Industry companies have previously been very generous with their support of the spatial industry, and we hope that this project will give them the opportunity to showcase their products to a broad section of spatial professionals as well as the community.

Some of the sponsorship opportunities we are hoping to secure are:

Technology – laser scanners, total stations, GNSS technology, mobile mapping, imagery: you name it we can use it for this project! It’s a great opportunity to showcase both your latest and greatest, as well as those historical technologies.

Financial – Obviously this kind of project requires a fair amount of organisation, and we’re hoping for some financial support to make the job of administration, marketing & outcomes easier.

For more information:

If you would like to be involved with the MapMyTown project as a participant, sponsor or just have general questions or comments, please contact Chris McAlister via the SSSIQ Office.